[Event "Chessable Masters, Division 1"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2024.02.03"] [Round "51.2"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2852"] [BlackElo "2812"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "From Position"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [FEN "r1b1k2r/Pp3p2/p1pp2n1/n3p1q1/PQ2P2p/2PP2p1/B2N1PPB/R3NRK1 w kq - 0 23"] [SetUp "1"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/KkITMFGZ/d6rAWJ3S"] [Orientation "white"] { It's delightful to see So willingly enter such a sharp position. Here, he is close to winning, but Firouzja is following the Swindler's Principle of ABC (Always Be Confusing). } 23. Qxa5?! (23. fxg3 hxg3 24. Bxf7+ (24. Bxg3 { first transposes. }) 24... Ke7 25. Bxg3 Qxg3 (25... Qxd2?? 26. Bxg6) 26. Bxg6 Qxg6 27. Qxa5 $18 { and White emerges piece-up. }) 23... gxh2+ 24. Kh1 Qxd2 25. Qc7 O-O 26. Qxd6 Kg7 { White is still better, but things are from clear now that Black has simultaneously strengthened his king safety and prepared a counterattack on the kingside. } 27. Nf3 Qxc3 28. d4?? { An instructive error! Black wants ... h4-h3, and the g2-pawn will be overloaded between covering the h3-square and the f3-knight. Given this, opening the third rank for Black's queen turns a vague threat into a concrete one, illustrating that White was not thinking about his opponent's plans or his own weaknesses as much as his own goals in the position. } (28. Rab1 $14) 28... h3! 29. Ng5 hxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Rh8 31. Kh1 Bh3 32. Bxf7 Bg2+ 33. Kxg2 h1=Q+ { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1